Cliff Collapse (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Cliff Collapse

Caption

Several sites of cliff collapse on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were identified during Rosetta's mission. This image focuses on an example in the Ash region, close to the boundary with Imhotep on the comet's large lobe. The yellow arrows mark the fractures where the detachment occurred. The images were taken by Rosetta's OSIRIS camera on Dec. 2, 2014 (left) and March 12, 2016 (right).

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ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

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